Eligibility

Diploma or undergraduate students from any institutions in Malaysia

Individual / Team of 2 / Team of 3

One person is limited to one registration

Team Registration

Please register individually but fill in the same username with your teammates. Each of you need to pay RM30, which covers a shirt, three meals, bottomless snacks and drinks.

Late Comers

We requires that at least one of your teammates to be present in the opening ceremony. Individuals are not allowed to come late as we will announce judging details during opening ceremony. Please specify in the registration form if you are coming late and arrive before 6pm.

Cash Prizes

Champion: RM2000, 1st Runner Up: RM1000, 2nd Runner Up: RM500

Registration

1. Click "GET TICKET" on the right of this page.

2. Register an account with Peatix by email or social media account.

3. Fill in your details (you can register first and pay later).

4. Pay the registration fee to us before the contest.

5. Send us your full name and screenshot / receipt by Facebook (fb.com/unicodecontest).

Payment Channel

(1) By online banking / ATM transfer

(2) By cash through registration booth in Monash University (Outside Library, 14/9-20/9)

(3) By cash through registration booth in INTI Subang (Block A Lobby, 26/9-4/10)

Check In

Details about the check in venue and laptop setup will be sent in the pre-event notification email few days before the event. Please check your email for any updates.

Environment and Compiler

Submission are run on a Ubuntu 14.04 (LTS) AMD64 virtualized EC2 instance by AWS. You are only required to submit source code in one language per problem set.

C: gcc 4.9.2, C99 standard

C++: g++ 4.9.2, C++11 standard

Python: Python 2.7.6

Python 3: Python 3.4.0

Java: Sun Java 1.7.0_79

Java 8: Sun Java 1.8.0_65

Agenda (subject to changes)

02:00pm Check In

03:00pm Opening Ceremony, Q&A, Setup & Troubleshooting

05:00pm Dinner

07:00pm Round 1

10:30pm Round Summary / Break

12:30am Round 2

04:00am Round Summary / Break

06:00am Freshen Up / Breakfast

07:00am Round 3

10:30am Round Summary / Break

12:30pm Lunch

01:30pm Award of Certificates

02:00pm Closing Ceremony

Frequenly Asked Questions

Can I access internet during the contest?

You are provided internet access at all time.

Can I bring my own function files or files that can be found online?

Yes, as long as you have the license to use it. Feel free to bring any books if you want, too. :)

If I had class on Friday, can I join?

We will issue a letter for you to apply leave from your school upon request. Please contact us for more details.

I’m not a Computer Science / IT Student, can I join?

Sure you can ;) as long you love a challenge, this is definitely the competition that you want to join. Do note that we recommend at least one in your team to have a basic command of programming languages in order to compete.

Can I form team with students from other university?

Of course!

I’m a high school student, can I join?

We have decided to allow high school students to join, since it is a good exposure to them. We recommend high school students to join as a team, and inform your parents / guardian about this overnight event. We will control high school participation rate where necessary.

What do we do throughout the whole night?

You are free even during the rounds. You can take a nap, play board games, enjoy snacks, or just talk with each other in the lounge, during the rounds or breaks. The overall atmosphere will be relaxing, so be prepared for a journey full of brainstorms and fun!

/*we are trying to acquire gaming consoles for you guys to have fun also so stay tuned! no promises yet tho ;) */

What is the registration fee for?

Registration fee is to cover the cost of the event. This is a student-led initiative and we are running on very low funding to make this happen. If you are really interested in participating the event and in need of financial aid, contact us at unicodecontest@gmail.com, we are always happy to help students out:)

I’m a diploma / year one undergraduate student, how can I benefit from the contest?

While you might not be the best in the contest in terms of programming and problem solving skills, just give it a try! You would get to interact with students from different universities, broaden your network, and even meet with potential employers and industry partners in our event! Being well connected helps when you are looking for jobs when you graduate young Padawans ;)

How do I prepare for the contest?

You can try to solve the competitive programming problems that can be found online.

How will students be judged?

This is the interesting part. You know how other competition has judges and you need to pitch your ideas to them in order to win righhhhhtttttt? ;) For our contest you will only need to submit your source code to our server and our automated judging system will take care of the rest.

Organizers

Centre of UOW Programs, INTI International College Subang

Monash University Student Association, Monash University Malaysia

Contact

fb.com/unicodecontest

unicodecontest@gmail.com